The benevolent banner., 1887-07-23
NEWS SUMMARY.
MONDAY, JULY II.

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tie Bar island in Canarsie bay at z
O'Clock last evening, loaded almost to
the gunwales with women and chill
dren. When off Barren island en-
route for Canarsie, the yacht cap
sized, and only thirteen out of the
forty souls comprising her passengers
and crew are known to have been
rescued,--A band Of armed men en-
tered the Jail at Colusa, Cal, took out
Chinese murderer and hanged him.
TUESDAY JULY -.
The gunpoWder magazine exploded
at Massowah. Seven Italian soldiers
were killed, fifteen severely and thirty
slightly Wounded.-Fifty thousand
orangemen met at TWigan to-day to
celebrate the anniversary Of the bat
tie of Boyne. Earl OF Erne presided.
A crowd of Catholics fired on the
crowd, but no one was hurt.-The
commissioners to locate q soldiers
home, on the fifteenth ballot to-day
decided upon Minnehaha Falls, with
proviso that the city of Minneapo-
lis contribute $20,000 and the city of
st. Paul locate park just across the
Mississippi river opposite the home.
The conditions had already been ar
ranged to comply with.-There
have been eight new cases of yellow
fever at Key West.-Cholera has
broken out in Sardinia. The cham
Der Of deputies by unanimous vote
decided to accept the resignation Of
Mr.. Floquette as president of the
chamber.-A $135,OO fire in New
4ork.--Opening session Of National
Educational Association at Chicago;
estimated that 10000 were present.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13.
Rev. Lewis Burch, Rev. Sherd
Guthrie, Rev. Emnel Orr, Rey. Geo.
Hannah, Mrs. Lewis Burch, Hencher
Terry and two daughters, and Thom- ?
as Rogers, all colOred, were struck ;
by lightning and killed, at Mt. Pleas
ant, Tenn, yesterday. They were
returning from the funeral of Harriet I
Terry when they met their fate. Thev t.
sought shelter from the rain under a /
large oak which was struck, and all
tell dead. Three other negroes in
the vicinity were severely shocked. 4
An Athens, Georgia, dispatch to t.
he Constitution says that Tobe Muir al
'ay, member of the city council, o,
not and killed r. Fl. Reeves at a late =
our this evening. The killing grew :
ut of a dispute about a business IL
ransaction.-- A dynamite cartridge pl
xploded at point where they were in
on the Carolina and Georgia Sc
killing nine men, all colored. -
THURSDAY JULY IA, =,
Sharpe, the New York "boodler"
for four years imprison- an
tent and $4,000 fine.-About 800 tn
Orkmen at the Black Diamond Steel lif
orks of Park Bros. & Co., Pitts bo
lrg, struck to-day because the firm =,
fused to reinstate number Of un- -
q men recently discharged Fred ft
ich krupp, the we'll known German Sa
etal founder and steel gun manu- col
cturer, died to-day near Eassu, 81
lenis, Prussia. Krupp was born at !,
assu in 1912 The Sons of Tenn 'ii'
rance convention, Boston, to-day Una
ted unanimously in favor of pro-
a'uenuilent % the constltu- lea
IN of the United es.-Emperor
lillian arrived at Constance to-day 'n'
d was received by the grand duke ain
d grand duchess of Baden who af- owl
ward accompanied him on the to
amer to Mainau.-- The queen to- III,
y laid the foundation stone of the
mans memorial statue to the ~
lnce consort in Windsor park. not
ven thousand persons present as
efy women. den
FRIDAY JULY 10. tray
The st. Lawrence sugar refinery ca
s totally destroyed by fire this
'rning, One man was killed and GU
0 others were fatally injured bv MAI
nping from the window. The total wou
: is estimated at $500, ,000.--The plac
wrence cement works at Eddyville H.,
rned this morning. Loss, $40, 900:
urance, $81 ,000.-A hotel at Ma oils
nal Park. Wyoming. Terr., burned. 1t IS
$, $50,0O0.-A. B. Hill, vice 7
'sident of the New York stock ex- i
lnge, died this morning in fit
% freight trains cnllidn on tho y COM